Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1044 / רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה 4804

New Year for Tithing Animals 🐑

Rosh Hashana LaBehemot for Hebrew Year 4804 began on and ended on .

Rosh Hashanah L’Ma’sar Behemah (Hebrew: ראש השנה למעשר בהמה‎ “New Year for Tithing Animals”) or Rosh Hashanah LaBehemot (Hebrew: ראש השנה לבהמות‎ “New Year for (Domesticated) Animals”) is one of the four New Year’s day festivals (Rosh Hashanot) in the Jewish calendar as indicated in the Mishnah. During the time of the Temple, this was a day on which shepherds determined which of their mature animals were to be tithed. The day coincides with Rosh Chodesh Elul, the New Moon for the month of Elul, exactly one month before Rosh Hashanah.

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Dates for Rosh Hashana LaBehemot

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1041 1 Elul 4801
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1042 1 Elul 4802
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1043 1 Elul 4803
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1044 1 Elul 4804
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1045 1 Elul 4805
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1046 1 Elul 4806
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1047 1 Elul 4807
Rosh Hashana LaBehemot 1048 1 Elul 4808

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
“Rosh Hashanah LaBehema” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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